Astronomically Aligned Temples And Pyramids Of Ancient World

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Pyramids and temples of the ancient world were precisely aligned with the direction of the rising or setting sun, moon, star, or planet on an important day of the year.

Some of them were lined up with the cardinal points but most were aligned to other astronomically significant directions.

Karnak temple, Egypt. Credit: Adobe Stock – xfargas

No matter place in the world, whether it was an underground ceremonial chamber of the Anasazi, prehistoric Indians of the American Southwest, or a temple of New Kingdom of Egypt or a sacred platform in ancient Mexico, ancient temples had an important, astronomical purpose – they linked to the sky. Astronomy has always played an important – cultural – role in temple orientation in many ancient cultures. The Chacoans, for example, were expert skywatchers with a clear knowledge of the cyclic and seasonal patterns of the sun, moon, and stars.

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